In the makeshift outfield of Wade, Clint Frazier and Mike Tauchman, the latter is the oldest at 28. Frazier set a new career high with his fifth home run in a 9-2 win over Kansas City and is batting .450 (9-for-20) over his last five games.

Tauchman has hit .308 over his past four, and third baseman Gio Urshela had his first three-hit game since last June. Princeton product Mike Ford got his second start at DH Saturday and produced two more walks, if not his first career hit.

“A lot of guys have gotten opportunities, and to varying degrees, taken advantage of those,” manager Aaron Boone said.

Boone was optimistic that Gary Sanchez (calf strain) could play a rehab game Monday and join the team on its upcoming road trip. That would be a big plus if Judge is out for any length of time.

“We’ll talk through how we want to go as far as filling that spot on the roster in the meantime,” Boone said.

‘The force’ remains strong

Luke Voit continues to own the majors’ longest active on-base streak. With his third-inning single on Saturday, the first baseman has reached safely in 31 straight dating back to Sept. 19, 2018. During the span, he has 11 homers, 31 RBI and 22 runs scored.

New York Yankees relief pitcher Jonathan Holder, left, fist-bumps first baseman Luke Voit as they celebrate a victory over the Kansas City Royals in a baseball game, Saturday, April 20, 2019, in New York.(Photo: Julio Cortez, AP)

“One of the things that we liked from the get-go [is] his ability to control the strike zone,” Boone said. “He’s hit a lot of balls hard into some tough luck but continues to do a pretty good job of controlling the zone, which allows him to have those really competitive at bats, even when he’s kind of finding his way.”

Ottavino struck out the Royals outfielder on five pitches as part of a scoreless inning that lowered his ERA to 0.90.

Home-grown homers

Brett Gardner is one of six players drafted and signed by the Yankees to hit at least 100 home runs with the club. His 101 put him in company with Jorge Posada (275), Jeter (260), Don Mattingly (222), Thurman Munson (113) and Mike Pagliarulo (105).

With New York in a stretch of 13 games in as many days, the lefty-hitting Gardner got a rest Saturday despite his recent homer heroics and the fact that Kansas City started righty Heath Fillmyer.

“Day game after a night game would be the spot for him,” Boone said, adding that he hopes to give regulars Gleyber Torres and DJ LeMahieu off-days “here at some point in the stretch.”